JoeLassister Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 http://www.rds.ca/canadien/chroniques/272754.html Well deserved. Most consistent player with Tanguay and Markov. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Pierre Maguire even called him the most improved player in the whole league !!! I totally agree with the choice. Lapierre has been one of the better players this season. In fact, he's probably the only player to have overacheived expectations this year !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) Pierre Maguire even called him the most improved player in the whole league !!! I totally agree with the choice. Lapierre has been one of the better players this season. In fact, he's probably the only player to have overacheived expectations this year !!! I think we can say the same thing about Latendresse. He has 15 goals(1 less than the previous 2 seasons) yet he's played in only 54 games. Had he not been injured, he would have scored 22-25 goals this year! Edited April 10, 2009 by Habsfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 I think we can say the same thing about Latendresse. He has 15 goals(1 less than the previous 2 seasons) yet he's played in only 54 games. Had he not been injured, he would have scored 22-25 goals this year! the way he's been playing this year count him in for 20-25 goals which would still be good for a 22 year old player!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 the way he's been playing this year count him in for 20-25 goals which would still be good for a 22 year old player!! Exactly. Alot of people wanted to get rid of Latendresse last year. The kid is progressing. It may have been a bit hard for him the first 2 seasons, but he's starting to get hte hang of it in the NHL. He'll be 22 next season and should score over 20 goals. By the time he's 24-25, he'll be a 30 goal powerforward!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Exactly. Alot of people wanted to get rid of Latendresse last year. The kid is progressing. It may have been a bit hard for him the first 2 seasons, but he's starting to get hte hang of it in the NHL. He'll be 22 next season and should score over 20 goals. By the time he's 24-25, he'll be a 30 goal powerforward!! not physical enough to be a powerfoward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazy26 Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 Good for Lapierre. He most definitely deserves the recognition. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 (edited) not physical enough to be a powerfoward. trust me, give him some time. He'll grow into that role! He still has baby fat! Wait til he hits 25-2627 years old and gets his "man-weight"...he'll be a tough fellow to knock off his skates! Edited April 10, 2009 by Habsfan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted April 10, 2009 Share Posted April 10, 2009 trust me, give him some time. He'll grow into that role! He still has baby fat! Wait til he hits 25-2627 years old and gets his "man-weight"...he'll be a tough fellow to knock off his skates! I know he's strong enough but being physical is not in his personality.Lucic is younger with about the same size but the difference between them is that Lucic LOVES to play a physical...not guillaume. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Lapierre really broke out this year and he was the balls of the team most season while just about everybody else except Markov was either injured or reeking of shit. PS: Hey marky_and_komi, didnt think there'd be another Gotlib fan in here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chicoutimi Cucumber Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 (edited) Kudos to Lapierre for making himself a real glue guy. The nice thing about the timing of this award, too, is that is shifts attention away from his awful gaffe last night. Good pyschology, that. As for Latendresse, he is the most underrated habs in my opinion. He's made huge strides this season and there is no longer any question in my mind that he will grow into an impact forward. People haven't noticed because he plays on a line with the flashier Lapierre. But Laps' game is facilitated by the fact that lats is so damned strong on the puck. It's just a shame that the only two young guns who improved this year happen to be third-liners (although Lats is propbably destined to be a top-6 guy). Edited April 11, 2009 by The Chicoutimi Cucumber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAK Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Lapierre really broke out this year and he was the balls of the team most season while just about everybody else except Markov was either injured or reeking of shit. PS: Hey marky_and_komi, didnt think there'd be another Gotlib fan in here! I love the guy !! I think I enjoy more his work than Gossiny/uderzo...and I'm a huge Asterix fan!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wamsley01 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Kudos to Lapierre for making himself a real glue guy. The nice thing about the timing of this award, too, is that is shifts attention away from his awful gaffe last night. Good pyschology, that. As for Latendresse, he is the most underrated habs in my opinion. He's made huge strides this season and there is no longer any question in my mind that he will grow into an impact forward. People haven't noticed because he plays on a line with the flashier Lapierre. But Laps' game is facilitated by the fact that lats is so damned strong on the puck. It's just a shame that the only two young guns who improved this year happen to be third-liners (although Lats is propbably destined to be a top-6 guy). Congrats to Laps, As for Lats, he is only 21 and players just bounce off him, the light bulb is going off in his head, you can see it. It is easy to search for flaws in players who you see nightly as opposed to a player like John Leclair, nobody got to rip him because he was in Vermont and emerged in the NHL at 23, when the light bulb fully clicked he was 25. Lats is going to be good and he is improving by leaps and bounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 I love the guy !! I think I enjoy more his work than Gossiny/uderzo...and I'm a huge Asterix fan!! Hehehe. Gotlib rules. I learned to draw by copying Rubrique-à-Brac. His latest stuff (Raaah Lovely, etc) is awesome too. Never really liked Uderzo's style, but Franquing was also a big influence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoZed Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Back to Laps, gotta give some credit to Carbo for managing to finally get it in Maxim's head that he had to work hard every shift, every game. Ditto for Lats. Since both were healthy scratches in November for 3-4 games in a row, they've been the only real stable line the Habs had. It's no coincidence Gainey kept them together. What I like most about them is how strong they are on the puck in the offensive zone and along the boards. They can pin down the opposition for 30, 45 secs. That always shifts the momentum a bit and gets the crowd going. Havent seen that in Montreal for a long while. With Kostopoulos, they sort of remind me of Richer-Skrudland-Lemieux in 86. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saskhab Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Robert L of Eyes On the Prize made a great case for Halak getting this award, but hey, no complaints about Lapierre. Great year for him, even if he was plenty "sung". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habsfan84 Posted April 11, 2009 Share Posted April 11, 2009 Congrats Maxim!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Well deserved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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